在加入美国温斯顿律所仅九个月后，资深律师葛向阳转投孖士打律师事务所北京代表处成为中国项目业务主管。葛律师于去年九月加入温斯顿，协助该所成立其代表处并领带该所中国团队。此前，他曾在贝克•麦坚时北京代表处工作多年。

After a nine-month stay at US firm Winston & Strawn, veteran corporate lawyer Ge Xiangyang has made a move to join Mayer Brown JSM as head of projects in Beijing. Ge joined Winston from Baker & McKenzie in November 2009 to help launch and lead the firm's Beijing office.

Ge's 20 years of experience representing foreign investors in China and advising large Chinese enterprises on outbound investments, particularly in the oil & gas, mining and renewable energy industries, should make him a a key asset to Mayer Brown JSM. Recent high-profile transactions Ge has worked on including a major Chinese oil company's US$2.5bn acquisition of oil & gas assets in 11 jurisdictions and a major Chinese mining company's proposed acquisition of an Australian public mining company.

Elaine Lo, senior partner and Asia chair of the firm, said that strengthening China capabilities continues to be a high priority, and the firm is seeing an increased volume of inbound and outbound M&A transactions in China. ALB

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